Hamas has found a new way to try and cope with its financial crisis - by auctioning off items of clothing which belonged to dead terrorists.
A broadcast on Arab TV news network al-Jazeera, translated and made available by MEMRI , shows a Hamas auctioneer, flanked by other Hamas members, trying to sell off the cloths to the highest bidder.
"Brothers, there is a man who has left us a few years ago. He sacrificed his soul, as a mujahid (holy warrior) for the sake of Allah. Everybody knows him. Palestine knows him. Egypt knows him. The land of Palestine and the land of the world... Every proud free man in the world knows him - The leader of 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, Sheik Sallah Shehada," the auctioneer said.
"Oh Muslims, on the land of Gaza, on the land of Palestine, and around the world - Today we are opening the auction of a jacket which belonged to the martyred leader Sallah Shehada. Who will buy it in support of the government of Palestine? Twenty dinars. Who offers a higher bid?"
The auctioneer is seen haggling with buyers. "Five hundred dollars. Allah Akbar, praise be to Allah. Who offers a higher bid? One thousand dollars. Who offers more?"
Another man calls out: "Who wants to buy a place in heaven for a small sum in this world?" The jacket is eventually sold for 3,000 Jordanian dinars. "Allah Akbar, praise be to Allah. The world is listening to you, so let it hear: Allah Akbar, praise be to Allah," the auctioneer screams.
The jacket ends up selling for approximately Cdn$4,721.17. The thing about Hamas that really strikes me is how old school it really is. I mean selling a place in heaven – how very pre-Vatican ll of them.
2 comments:
Just don't hold your breath waiting for Martin al-Luther to complain about these sorts of indulgences and nail 95 theses to the door of a mosque.
By the way, it is good to see you back in action again.
Ssshhhh! I am not really suppose to be but I can't quite seem to kick the habit.....
Actually, I think it would be Mahmoud al-Luther but your quite right I won't be holding my breathe. Though I was thinking Hamas is going about this all wrong - selling an entire jacket at one time. It would have been better to sell it a piece at a time...sort of like the threads of holy Shahhid to keep as a bookmark in your Koran....of course, there are limitless marketing opportunities coming to mind now...like stones that have rained on the heads of the dhimmies from Al-Aqsa. Of course, count on Hamas to do things arse backwards.
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